Before the pandemic, it was apparently common knowledge for incoming first-year students that computer science classes could be overly stressful and
Looking back through my previous columns for The Herald, I can see the faint outline of the five semesters I have spent at Brown. For my first ...
In the past decade, Hollywood has seen a proliferation of prosthetics, fatsuits and other extreme body-altering materials transform recognizable actors into real, very different-looking people — Jessica Chastain’s recent ...
For first-year me, computer science meant an erasure of individual identity behind lines of identical code and rows of seats in giant lecture halls.
From popular Reddit threads to the discussions that happen in my own computer science classes, “big data” — the usage of large-scale datasets to extract patterns — has become one of the hottest buzzwords in tech. Big data holds incredible potential, enabling insights of unprecedented ...
Twelve days ago, there was a bomb threat on Brown’s campus. There were also threats at Columbia and Cornell, as well one at Yale two days prior. And yet, from my experience, it seemed that the notable event on campus from that day was the deer that was mysteriously trapped in the lounge of Morris ...
This fall, millions of Americans packed their bags and kissed their parents goodbye as they left home to pursue a four-year college degree. Upon graduation, these students will join the nearly 40% of Americans who hold a bachelor’s degree. However, only a slim proportion of those — two million to ...
Brown students generate tons of trash — literally. In 2019, the University collected over 540 tons of compost alone, a number likely dwarfed by the mountains of non-compostable waste produced every year. Over the years, Brown has made commendable efforts to reduce and reuse, including the introduction ...
From the immense popularity of 20th century novels “In Cold Blood” and “Helter Skelter” to the record-breaking success of television shows “Dateline” and “Law and Order,” stories of violent crime have long captivated the American psyche. In recent years, however, the rise of true ...
For a small slice of Brown’s campus, the first Monday of each semester is marked with a big red dot on the calendar. Those of us who observe this hallowed day spend it in a nervous thrall, compulsively refreshing our web pages in anticipation of the news that will break hearts and bring tears: ...
The quick adoption of Zoom as a video conference platform by governments, corporations and schools enabled us to study and work from home. While this approach to replacing in-person events and activities prevented productivity from stalling as much as it could have early in the pandemic, it also ...
Education is a field ruled by discourse. Every month there seems to be a new debate about parents, teachers and scholars: whether masks in schools impede childhood development, whether Montessori schools are a revolution or a scam. But there’s one phenomenon that has steadily garnered more and ...
Since the relocation of I-195 East, the Providence waterfront has come to represent the city’s urban renaissance. Every key feature of a modern city can be found there, including new housing, green space, transit connections and walkable streets. The fulfillment of a decades-long push to remake the ...
Taylor Swift is a cultural phenomenon. It’s almost unfathomable in our ever-changing cultural landscape that a teenage girl who rose to stardom in the early 2000s would still be relevant as ever 15 years later. My adolescence was defined by her music, and my adulthood continues to be shaped by ...
Electric bikes and scooters — the bright orange vehicles often seen zipping down College Hill streets and parked on sidewalks and quads — have become a fixture at Brown almost overnight this semester.
Stressed about impending environmental catastrophe? You’re not alone, and, even better, that stress can actually be productive. Psychologists suggest that eco-anxiety — a persistent sense of fear, guilt and helplessness about the current climate situation — can serve to become ...
After three release delays spanning almost a year, Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of the sweeping sci-fi epic, Dune, finally opened this past weekend. General anticipation among film enthusiasts was sky high for the movie that promised to do the famously
It’s the end of a long day and I’ve collapsed on my bed. My sneakers and a backpack full of readings lay limp on the floor. Or maybe it’s a little past noon and I’m idling on the Main Green checking my phone between lectures. Either way, my fingers find themselves twitching toward TikTok, ...
A few months ago, a friend of mine logged into her Instagram on my phone. Later in the day, I found myself killing time by scrolling through social media having forgotten that she was still logged in.
Federico Fellini’s 1960 classic film “La Dolce Vita” — which coined the term “paparazzi” — offered one of the first critiques of the banal absurdity of popular interest in celebrities’ personal lives.
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